How to Make Link Icons

By Christy Tarner

A hyperlink is a piece of text or an image that connects to another document or website when clicked. Links make browsing the Internet quicker and more convenient. Without them, users would have to type in the web address of each page they wanted to view. While text-based links are more common, using an image as a link can enhance the user's experience and add to the visual aesthetics of your site.

Things You'll Need

Notepad or HTML editor

Uploaded image

Proper rights to use the image

Knowledge of basic web hosting

Step 1

Obtain the web address of the image you want to use. It will look similar to this: http://www.yourwebsite.com/graphics/graphics.jpg

Step 2

Write down the web address of the image exactly as it appears on your screen. If you want to ensure there are no errors, copy and paste the address into a text editor.

Step 3

Confirm the web address of the website or document you will be linking. Visit the website to ensure it is an active, working page. Copy and paste this link into your text editor. For illustrative purposes, we will use this: http://www.yourwebsite.com/reallycoolstuff.html